Have you been touched by autism? More children than ever are being diagnosed as autistic, but do we really understand what it is?

On the Richard Stubbs Afternoon Show we explored the neurodevelopmental disorder in depth: the diagnosis, how it affects families and the educational options that are available.

Richard spoke to Associate Professor Andrew Whitehouse from the Telethon Insitute for Child Health Research at the University of Western Australia, Shannon Eeles Director of the Centre for Inclusive Schooling for Children with Autism and Marilyn Myszka, a mother of a 16 year old boy with autism shared her own personal story.

We had such a big response we decided to make it the focus of this weeks podcast.